boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBMW’s South Carolina plant is testing humanoid robot workerswww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down12cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkBMW’s South Carolina plant is testing humanoid robot workerswww.theverge.comboem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squarezero_spelled_with_an_eckslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 year agoBut why? Human-shaped is not the best shape for making cars. Wouldn’t this be massively inefficient?
minus-squareKepabar@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·1 year agoBecause they can be slotted in to work existing machinery without retooling the entire plant.
minus-squareSheeEttinlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoA couple belts and pulleys can pull levers just fine, and are far cheaper. And far more maintainable, too, you just need a mechanic, not a whole contracted support team.
But why? Human-shaped is not the best shape for making cars. Wouldn’t this be massively inefficient?
Because they can be slotted in to work existing machinery without retooling the entire plant.
*planet
A couple belts and pulleys can pull levers just fine, and are far cheaper. And far more maintainable, too, you just need a mechanic, not a whole contracted support team.